Green Connect’s work towards UN Sustainable Development Goals
At Green Connect, we believe we can do the right thing by people and the planet, and create a more liveable future for everyone. In 2015, the United Nations proposed [...]
Free essentials for bushfire evacuees
We all know people and communities recently affected by fire. We can only imagine the panic of packing up people, pets and things and evacuating the area, and then not [...]
Sustainable children’s party ideas
When planning a children's party, it can be really difficult to create a magical, delicious, yet low-impact experience for your child. If you want to create an event which offers [...]
End of the decade musings
What a year... It is the end of the year and the decade. In amongst the craziness that is a social enterprise, we’re taking a moment to reflect. Every year [...]
Sustainable goals for 2020
Around this time of year, many of us are reflecting on the past and making plans for the future. If you're thinking about sustainability when it comes to your New [...]
Debranding project
Personal protective equipment, uniforms and other work clothes are often branded and when brands change or projects end, it needs to be securely destroyed. Rather than shredding it and/or sending [...]
How to go ‘Zero Waste’
We know a thing or two about reducing waste. We manage the waste at big music festivals, and also help businesses and schools to be more sustainable (see our Zero [...]
Working bee at the op shop
End the year with a good deed. We need 12 volunteers to help us to paint and tidy a few things up at the Green Connect op shop. Friday 27 [...]
A Christmas letter to veg box customers
Veg box insert 19 December 2019 When we all work so hard, one thing we rarely do it reflect on all we are achieving for our community and our environment. [...]
The “secret sauce” – how Green Connect improves lives
The Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University has been studying Green Connect over the last 12 months to investigate how social enterprises like ours improve health equity for young [...]